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APA Style

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Reference Source : Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
: Fifth Edition
""
2010
Hardcover
Why Use APA Format?
• Allows readers to
cross-reference your
sources easily
• Provides consistent
format within a
discipline
• Gives you credibility as
a writer
• Protects yourself from
plagiarism

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Cross-Referencing Your
Sources
Cross-referencing allows
readers to locate the
publication information of
source material. This is
of great value for
researchers who may
want to locate your
sources for their own
research projects.
Establishing Credibility
The proper use of APA
style shows the
credibility of writers;
such writers show
accountability to their
source material.

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Avoiding Plagiarism
Proper citation of your
sources in APA style
can help you avoid
plagiarism, which is a
serious offense. It may
result in anything from
failure of the
assignment to
expulsion from school.
Title Page
• Papers in APA style
require a title page.
• The running head will
be used as the
header for the whole
paper.
• Include the paper’s
title and the author’s
name and affiliation.

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APA Style: Main Concerns
• Reference
Page
• Parenthetical
Citations
Reference Page
• A list of every source that
you make reference to in
your essay.
• Provides the information
necessary for a reader to
locate and retrieve any
sources cited in your
essay.
• Each retrievable source
cited in the essay must
appear on the reference
page, and vice versa.

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A Sample Reference Page
References
Fussell, P. (1975). The Great War and modern memory. New York:
Oxford UP.
Marcus, J. (1989). The asylums of Antaeus: Women, war, and madness—is
there a feminist fetishism? In H. A. Veeser (Ed.), The New
Historicism (pp. 132-151). New York: Routledge.
Mott, F. W. (1916). The effects of high explosives upon the central
nervous system. The Lancet, 55(2), 331-38.
Showalter, E. (1997). Hystories: Hysterical epidemics and modern media.
New York: Columbia UP.
Most citations should
contain the following
basic information:
• Author’s name
• Title of work
• Publication
information
Reference Page

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• Book
Shay, J. (1994). Achilles in Vietnam:
Combat trauma and the undoing of
character. New York: Touchstone.
• Article in a Magazine
Klein, J. (1998, October 5). Dizzy days.
The New Yorker, 40-45.
References: Some Examples
• Web page
Poland, D. (1998, October 26). The hot
button. Roughcut. Retrieved October
28, 1998 from http://www.roughcut.com
References: Some Examples

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• A newspaper article
Tommasini, A. (1998, October 27). Master
teachers whose artistry glows in private.
New York Times, p. B2.
• A source with no known author
Cigarette sales fall 30% as California tax
rises. (1999, September 14). New York
Times, p. A17.
References: Some Examples
What other types of
sources might you
need to list on your
reference page?
Study the basics of APA
citation format. When
something odd comes
up, don’t guess. Look
it up!
Reference Page

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When Should You Use Parenthetical
Citations?
• When quoting any
words that are not your
own
– Quoting means to
repeat another source
word for word, using
quotation marks
When Should You Use Parenthetical
Citations?
• When summarizing facts and ideas
from a source
– Summarizing means to take ideas from
a large passage of another source and
condense them, using your own words
• When paraphrasing a source
– Paraphrasing means to use the ideas
from another source but change the
phrasing into your own words

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Keys to Parenthetical Citations
Readability
• Keep references brief
• Give only information
needed to identify the
source on your
reference page
• Do not repeat
unnecessary
information
Handling Quotes in Your Text
• Author’s last name, publication year, and
page number(s) of quote must appear in the
text
Caruth (1996) states that a traumatic
response frequently entails a “delayed,
uncontrolled repetitive appearance of
hallucinations and other intrusive
phenomena” (p.11).
A traumatic response frequently entails a
“delayed, uncontrolled repetitive
appearance of hallucinations and other
intrusive phenomena” (Caruth, 1996,
p.11).

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Sometimes additional information is necessary . . .
• More than one author with the same last name
(H. James, 1878); (W. James, 1880)
• Two or more works in the same parentheses
(Caruth, 1996; Fussell, 1975; Showalter, 1997)
• Work with six or more authors
(Smith et al, 1998)
• Specific part of a source
(Jones, 1995, chap. 2)
Handling Parenthetical Citations
Handling Parenthetical Citations
• If the source has no known
author, then use an
abbreviated version of the title:
Full Title: “California Cigarette
Tax Deters Smokers”
Citation: (“California,” 1999)

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Handling Parenthetical Citations
• A reference to a personal
communication:
Source: email message from
C. Everett Koop
Citation: (C. E. Koop, personal
communication, May 16, 1998)
• A general reference to a web site
Source: Purdue University web site
Citation: (http://www.purdue.edu)
Handling Parenthetical Citations
Recently, the history of warfare has been significantly revised by
Higonnet et al (1987), Marcus (1989), and Raitt and Tate (1997) to
include women’s personal and cultural responses to battle and its
resultant traumatic effects. Feminist researchers now concur that “It
is no longer true to claim that women's responses to the war have
been ignored” (Raitt & Tate, p. 2). Though these studies focus solely
on women's experiences, they err by collectively perpetuating the
masculine-centered impressions originating in Fussell (1975) and
Bergonzi (1996).
However, Tylee (1990) further criticizes Fussell, arguing that his
study “treated memory and culture as if they belonged to a sphere
beyond the existence of individuals or the control of institutions” (p. 6).

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There are many
different combinations
and variations within
APA citation format.
If you run into
something unusual,
look it up!
Handling Quotes in Your Text
Where can you go for additional help
with APA documentation?
• Purdue University Writing
Lab
• Heavilon 226
• Grammar Hotline:
(765) 494-3723
• Check our web site:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu
• Email brief questions:
owl@owl.english.purdue.edu
Purdue University Writing Lab

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